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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Cyclone at Darwin. Considerable Damage Done. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

A eyelone Was experienced at Darwin yesterday, and considerable damage resulted, particularly to small boats and pearling luggers in the harbor. The…

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Bellinger in Flood

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

Extensive damage was caused by the recent flood at Bellingen and Dorrigo mill owners suffered heavily. Messrs. Earp. Woodcock, Beveridge…

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The Victorian Floods. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

Further particulars of the recent floods in Victoria show that hundreds of people were rendered homeless and many temporarily thrown out of…

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Floods at Upper Orara

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 4

Steady rain set in last Saturday evening and continued until Monday morning, when all the watercourses and rivers commenced to flood. The rain was very…

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Bellingen District Court Delays Through Floods. Several Cases Heard

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 7

The Bellingen District Court, presided over by Judge Cohen, sat at Bellingen on Wednesday morning, after three previous adjournments on the Tuesday to enable…

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Floods in South Coast. Two Persons Drowned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

Owing to flood's the residents in parts of Delegate had to vacate their dwellings twice this week. Great damage has also been done in several parts of…

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Victorian Floods Yara Still Rising. Relief Parties at Work. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

The Yarra is still rising this morning, but so far no damage is reported. The line to Altona Bay is much damaged, and portion of the State coal…

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Coastal Floods. Great Damage Done. Lives Lost on South Coast

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

Extensive damage was done at Bellingen by the recent floods, people being rendered homeless and farm produce destroyed. In three days 20…

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South Coast Floods. Destruction of Bridges. Damage Estimated at £40,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

Further particulars of the severe, floods on the South Coast show that the loss caused by the floodwaters has been enormous. Hundreds of bridges have been…

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Trail of the Flood. Wreckage at East Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

The giant flood stream of the Bellinger has once more dwindled to a peaceful [?] body, but all doubts as to the formidableness of its last effort may be…

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Drowned at Pozieres. in Flooded Trenches. Australians' Awful Fate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 3

The reason so many Australian soldiers were reported missing after the Pozieres battle is explained by Sergeant Curtis Neville, who has just…

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Bowraville News. Damage by the Flood. Peace Celebrations. Bowraville

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 3

At a meeting of the Nambucca Shire Council, the engineer submitted a report showing that approximately £1800 worth of damage was done in the shire by the…

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Fresh Storm Brewing. Irishmen Fail to Agree. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 3

A "Times" editorial says: There are numerous signs of a fresh storm brewing in Ireland. The situation cannot be permitted to continue. Having failed to…

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In the Gale

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 2

Chris. Paulson (well-known in Coffs Harbor, who boarded his little motor fishing boat in Byron Bay on Sunday week when the sea…

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Big Storm at Guyra. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 4

Yesterday's storm at Guyra was the most violent experienced within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. The town now has the appearance of having…

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Violent Storm. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 2

A violent storm at Townsend wracked two churches and unroofed many dwellings…

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South Coast Flood Effects. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 3

Mr. James, Minister for Education, who has just returned from a visit to the South Coast, said he realised the Government must provide financial…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.—ED.] A Storm in a Tea-cup. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 16th inst., there appears above the signatares of three local gentlemen, a very lengthy screed dealing with the…

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Trans-atlantic Flight. the Storm Abates. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

"The Times" St. John correspondent reporting on April 17, at noon, states that the coastal storms have ended, and are succeeded by a dear atmosphere and…

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Anzac Day. Commemoration in Brisbane. Heavy Rain During the Day. Great Meeting in Exhibition Hall. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 3

Anzac Day was commemorated in at appropriate mariner to-day. Heavy rain fell during the greater part of the morning and interfered somewhat with the…

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